| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: WEATHERFORD, D KEAGON 0710 (12-40698) DID COMMIT AN ACT OR SERIES OF ACTS, TO-WIT: PROVIDED AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO A MINOR WHICH THEREBY CAUSED, OR TENDED TO CAUSE, OR ENCOURAGE THE MINOR, PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS, TO BECOME A DELINQUENT OR DEPENDENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES, OR DID CONTRIBUTE THERETO, OR DID BY HIS ACTS INDUCE OR ENDEAVORED TO INDUCE SAID CHILD TO DO OR PERFORM ANY ACT OR FOLLOW ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR TO LIVE IN A MANNER AS WOULD CAUSE OR TEND TO CAUSE SAID CHILD TO BECOME OR TO REMAIN A DEPENDENT OR DELINQUENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTE 827.04(1)(A) AND DID UNLAWFULLY GIVE, SELL, SERVE OR PERMIT TO BE SERVED AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO A PERSON UNDER TWENTY ONE YEARS OF AGE OR DID PERMIT A PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE TO CONSUME AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, TO WIT: NATURAL LIGHT BEER, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 562.11(1)(A) AND DID, BEING A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS, UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 562.111 AND DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: CANNABIS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS MARIJUANA, IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(B). on 030112 at approximately 2243 hOUrs, i observed a GREEN TWO DOOR VEHICLE traveling EASTBOUND ON WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH HEART PATH IN CRYSTAL RIVER, with a BROKEN TAIL LIGHT LENS WHICH WAS EMITTING A WHITE LIGHT. i initiated my overheads and CONDUCted A traffic stop at THE INTERSECTION OF WEST NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY AND WEST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY. upon approaching the vehicle, i made contact with the driver/defendant ONE, MR EAMON MELAUGH, and advised him of the reason for the traffic stop. i requested his driverâs license, THE VEHICLE registration and proof of insurance wHIch he provided. I OBSERVED A WHITE FEMALE PASSENGER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS DEFENDANT TWO, MS KELLY PAUGH, IN THE REAR DRIVER SEAT. I OBSERVED ANOTHER WHITE FEMALE PASSENGER, DEFENDANT THREE MS TAYLOR ANDRIAN, IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DEFENDANT FOUR, SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD DIXIE KIDWELL IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I REQUESTED IDENTIFICATION FROM ALL THREE PASSENGERS. WHILE RECEIVING THE IDENTIFICATION FROM THE PASSENGERS, CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ARRIVED ON SCENE. upon returning to my PATROL vehicle, i ran ALL defendantS thrOuGH ncic/fcic FOR WANTS OR WARRANTS. WHILE DOING THIS, CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO DEPLOYED CANINE CONAN FOR AN EXTERIOR SNIFF OF THE VEHICLE. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO ADVISED THAT CANINE CONAN HAD ALERTED. i re-APproached the vehicle and provided defendant MELAUGH WITH A VERBAL WARNING FOR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT And returned the documents that ALL DEFENDANTS provided. i ADVISED THE DEFENDANTS THAT CANINE CONAN HAD ALERTED TO THE ODOR OF NARCOTICS AND ASKED ALL DEFENDANTS TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON THE PASSENGERS STEPPING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED DEFENDANT PAUGH, DEFENDANT ANDRIAN AND DEFENDANT KIDWELL TO EACH BE IN POSSESSION OF A NATURAL LIGHT BEER THAT WAS COLD TO THE TOUCH. I ALSO OBSERVED AN OPEN 18 PACK OF NATURAL LIGHT BEER IN THE REAR PASSENGER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE PACK WAS ALSO COLD TO THE TOUCH. A SEARCH OF ALL FOUR DEFENDANTSâ PERSONS REVEALED NO CONTRABAND. A search OF the vehicle BY CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO REVEALED A GREEN PURSE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD WHICH DEFENDANT ANDRIAN ADVISED BELONGED TO HER. UPON SEARCHING THE PURSE, CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO LOCATED A PLASTIC BAGGIE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ONE GRAM OF A GREEN LEAFY SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO HIM AS CANNABIS. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO RETRIEVED A YELLOW DUFFEL BAG FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH DEFENDANT PAUGH ADVISED BELONGED TO HER. CANINE DEPUTY VIGGIANO SEARCHED THE DUFFEL BAG AND LOCATED A CIGARETTE CELLOPHANE WRAPPER WHICH CONTAINED .5 GRAMS OF CANNABIS. I THEN SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT KIDWELL WHO ADVISED THAT SHE WAS IN FACT CONSUMING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WHICH I HAD OBSERVED IN HER POSSESSION. DEFENDANT KIDWELL STATED HER BEER DID COME FROM THE OPEN 18 PACK LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEFENDANT KIDWELL ADVISED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHO HAD PURCHASED THE 18 PACK OF BEER BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY IN THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE GOT IN. I SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT PAUGH WHO STATED, POST MIRANDA, THAT THE CANNABIS LOCATED IN HER YELLOW DUFFEL BAG BELONGED TO HER. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE AND DEFENDANT MELAUGH WENT TO THE RACE TRAC GAS STATION IN INVERNESS WHERE DEFENDANT MELAUGH ENTERED THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND PURCHASED THE 18 PACK OF NATURAL LIGHT BEER WHICH ALL THREE FEMALE DEFENDANTS HAD BEEN CONSUMING AT THE TIME OF THE TRAFFIC STOP. I SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT MELAUGH WHO CONFIRMED, POST MIRANDA, THAT HE DID PURCHASE THE BEER AT THE RACE TRAC GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE WHICH ALL THREE FEMALE DEFENDANTS HAD BEEN CONSUMING AT THE TIME OF THE TRAFFIC STOP. ALL FOUR DEFENDANTS WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND THEIR BACKS, SECURED IN THE REAR SEATS OF DEPUTY MATOSâ AND MY PATROL VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. UPON ARRIVAL, DEFENDANT MELAUGH WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR AND ONE COUNT OF PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR AND RELEASED ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. DEFENDANT PAUGH WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS AND POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A PERSON UNDER TWENTY-ONE. HER BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $750.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. DEFENDANT ANDRIAN WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA IN AN AMOUNT UNDER TWENTY GRAMS AND POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A PERSON UNDER TWENTY-ONE. HER TOTAL BOND WAS ALSO SET AT A TOTAL OF $750.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. DEFENDANT KIDWELL WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR AND RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF HER MOTHER, MS TINA KIDWELL. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCENE, THE VEHICLE DEFENDANT MELAUGH HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS SECURED AND LEFT ON SCENE. THE CONTRABAND WAS PACKAGED AND TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE WITH A PROPERTY RECEIPT. |
